Bathroom Design Trends for 2016

It is 2016 and with a new year comes many things, including new trends. These trends are gathered up by making their appearances on things like designers look books, magazines, interior decorators forecasts and more. So if you are planning on doing any bathroom remodeling in 2016 or beyond, and you want to keep it trendy and attractive

here are a few things you might want to consider before you start to make any plans for the future.

Metals

In 2015 brass was big, but not a lot of people were actually using it. In 2016, metals will be really BIG; this includes any metals, not just brass either. So take a look at products for your bathroom that include these types of metals; gold, silver, platinum, stainless steel, brushed steel, etc. These types of metals can be used for all sorts of things such as lighting, door knobs, cabinet handles and knobs, faucets and more so use them wherever you can and use them a lot!

Stone and Other Minerals

Stone is and always will be trendy, it doesn’t matter if its 2016 or 50 years from now, stone has this really great way of looking attractive and creating appeal in a bathroom and its quite easy to add it to any room, even the bathroom. You can use these stones and minerals as an accent wall, you can use them for decorative elements, or you can even use them for other functional items like a polished stone sink instead of the usual porcelain sinks which are so standard these days. If you have a bigger budget, you might also want to consider something like a stone or marble tub – these are really beautiful and not many people have them in their bathrooms.

Artisan Items

Mass produced items have been a big hit over the past 40+ years, but lately people are seeing this as a dying trend, rather than growing trend. More and more people want

quality items that they can pinpoint where it came from, who made it, etc. In comes artisan items. If you’ve heard of the word artisan it might have been at the grocery store where they have things like artisan bread, butter, chocolate, etc. These tend to be food items, but of course anything can be considered artisan because artisan essentially means handmade. You can find thousands of websites online that offer artisan items, but one really cool one is Custom Goods. You can get anything you want created by a skillful master in their trade. You want something really different and unique like a hutch for the bathroom made of wood and marble? Chances are someone out there can do exactly what you want. You can also find smaller items that are artisan for the bathroom that are affordable and easy to place in the bathroom like artisan soaps, bath mats, towels, shower curtains and more. One of the biggest benefits to artisan goods? You will most likely be supporting a small business, local business or a local economy instead of a giant corporation that could care less who you are, what you need, or why you are buying from them. Also, many times when you purchase those smaller items like soap for instance, it’s made with you and the earth in mind. Many of those soap makers don’t use things like chemicals in their products, because they don’t need to. They tend to be made on demand. Those other big corporations need things like chemicals and preservatives because they tend to sit on shelves for god knows how long! If you need help choosing artisan items such as bathroom fixtures it may be a good idea to consult with a Bathroom remodeling contractor in Sandy Springs. A Sandy Springs bathroom remodeling expert will be able to tell you all of the things that you need to consider prior to making a purchase.

Dramatic Bold Colors

White and beige are the old standard colors, but if you are sick of them, think they have become boring (which they are!) or you just want to do something different for once, go bold, go dramatic, or go home! One of the trendiest colors in 2016 is going to be BLACK. Yea, imagine that! But, black essentially is synonymous with luxury. It’s not all doom and gloom with this color. You can create some really amazing spaces with the color black and it can be added in as little or as much as YOU want. But, one popular idea is to add black tile, black accent walls, or black wood chair rails and a bold color on the wall – bold doesn’t necessary have to mean bright, it can mean bold in terms of something you wouldn’t normally do like red and black, blue and black, green and black!

Go to your local paint store and get yourself some swatches with different blacks and different bold colors you like and compare them side by side. Surely you will find something you really love!